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.C..D. BLAKESLEE, 0F GRAND-RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF f AND ELIAS SYKI'NNER, OF THE SAME PLACE.

v Letters Patent No. 74,042, dated February 4, 1868..

IMPROVEMENT 1N' GIRGULARQSAWING MAGHlNBs.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:`

Be it known that I, C.D.\BLAK ESLEE, of Grand Rapids7 in the county of Kent, and State of Michigan, have invented a. new and improved Saw-Hood; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,A and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. v

This invention relates to an Aimproved saw-hood, and consists of an adjustable guard, on which the hood is hung, of peculiar form, protecting-every part of the saw'exoept where the lumber is'fed tothe saw. In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is aI side view, and

Figure 2 an end view of my improved hood.

Figure 3 is a side view of the upper part of guard.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingv parts.

A isthe saw; B, the step or ciasp, in which the guard C is adjustably secured by the thumb-screw b, passing ythroughvthe slot in- C. The back, D, of the hood is held in the guardat e, by the bolt d. The guard F is held adjustably in the slotted part, E, of the hood by the thumb-'screwf- I claim'as new, and desirel to secure by Letters Patent- Y ,t v

The sawfhood constructed as described, consisting of the adjustablecurved guards C,v the curved hood D securedto the guard C by the bolt d and notch c, and the notched vertical guard F adjusted upon the hood by the set-screwf and slotted part E, as herein described, for the purpose specified. v

' Witnesses: y

B.- A. HABLAN, DANI.. JUDD. 

